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title: In what manner did the fox conceal his identity from the king of Eri… — Popular Tales of the West Highlands, I… · tree and pragmatics
description: In what manner did the fox conceal his identity from the king of Erin upon their arrival in the harbour? Exam question 4 of lesson 1146 «Popular Tales of the West Highlands, Ian Direach, part 12: the fox sails Ian to Erin and France, and the princess is tricked aboard» of the books course of Mova's 
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# Exam question 4 · Popular Tales of the West Highlands, Ian Direach, part 12:…

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In what manner did the fox conceal his identity from the king of Erin upon their arrival in the harbour?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** fox, their · **What happens:** conceal, arrive · **To what, where:** identity, manner, harbour

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1146 «Popular Tales of the West Highlands, Ian Direach, part 12: the fox sails Ian to Erin and France, and the princess is tricked aboard» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/1146-pg3027-part12/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1146-pg3027-part12:e4:1
# text = In what manner did the fox conceal his identity from the king of Erin upon their arrival in the harbour?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	conceal	conceal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	identity	identity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Erin	Erin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
15	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	arrival	arrival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	harbour	harbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | past · do-support | the fox | fox's identity |  | what manner |  | from the king of Erin; upon their arrival in the harbour | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent identity=Patient from king=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **arrive** |  | their *= they* |  |  | the harbour |  |  | nom arrival «act intransitive»: poss=agent in=place |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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As a woman

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1146-pg3027-part12:e4:o1:1
# text = As a woman
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

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By wearing a long grey cloak

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1146-pg3027-part12:e4:o2:1
# text = By wearing a long grey cloak
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	wearing	wear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cloak	cloak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | gerund |  | a long grey cloak |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent cloak=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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By assuming the form of a woman

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1146-pg3027-part12:e4:o3:1
# text = By assuming the form of a woman
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	assuming	assume	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **assume** | gerund |  | the form of a woman |  |  |  |  | vn adopt-93.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent form=Theme |
| 2 | **form** |  |  | a woman |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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By taking the shape of a man

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1146-pg3027-part12:e4:o4:1
# text = By taking the shape of a man
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	taking	take	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | gerund |  | the shape of a man |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Theme |

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